Mammals (subset of animals) Flashcards
saⁿdramęstanyǫkaʔ
bat

anyǫnyę́ʔ
bear

notes:
-nyǫnyęʔ, noun root word for bear
tsuʔtaiʔ
beaver

tsutarižaʔih
buffalo, bison

takuš
cat

notes:
this is the word for cat in most Iroquoian languages; it comes from the Dutch word for cat (de poes)
užuʔyęʔ
chipmunk
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-žuʔyęʔ, noun root word for chipmunk
aʔnariskwaʔ hatiskęʔnyaʔ
coyote

(uh)skenǫtǫʔ
deer

notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
yanyęnǫh
dog
notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix
-nyęnǫh, noun root word for dog
tsiⁿdaręʔtaʔ
elk, moose

tsinęʔtǫtǫʔ
gray fox

notes:
-nęʔtǫtǫʔ, noun root word for fox
skęhšuʔ
red fox

yuhšatęʔ
horse

yęriš
panther, cougar, mountain lion

notes:
-iriš, noun root word for this type of big cat
utsinyǫhkarǫt
opossum

yurǫhsędih
monkey

tsuʔⁿgyatęʔah
mouse

tiⁿgyaretihs
mouse

tawiⁿdeh
otter

kwiskwiš
pig

tsinęʔkaʔa
porcupine

notes:
-nęʔkaʔa, noun root word for porcupine
tanyǫ́:nyęhaʔ
rabbit

tú:kweža:kweh
raccoon

hętirǫh
raccoon

ⁿdiʔtatsiʔah
skunk

skęʔkwaʔah
bobcat, lynx

aʔnariskwaʔ
wolf

uⁿdaʔyęh
woodchuck/ groundhog, badger

notes:
singular feminine zoic prefix